Nasa

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July 1 1960Nasa established a new facility in Huntsville, AlabamaApril 27, 1961Launch of Explorer 11 was the first satellite to detect gamma rays from cosmic sources.May 25, 1961John F. Kennedy declared that we would attempt to land men on the moon and bring him back safely.NASA1960-1964By: Brooke Comstock, Andy Webb, Fletcher Stauffer, and Corey VesterApril 12, 1961May 5, 1961January 26, 1962They had a successful launch of the first person in space, Yuri GagarinThe first American launched into space, Alan B. Shepard Jr.September 10, 1961Detector failure on Explorer 11 ended it's mission, and VANISHED! Launch of Ranger 3, the first successful launch of a satellite towards the moon.February 20, 1962 John Glenn became he first american to orbit the EarthApril 12 1961 Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the very first man in space. He orbited the Earht only onceMay 5, 1960 The Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B. Shepard,Jr., the very first U.S astronaut into space, in a suborbital flight.

August 6 1961Vostok 2 is launched by the U.S.S.R., holding Cosmonaut German Titov, the very first day-long Soviet space flight.

February 20, 1962Mercury Friendship 7 lifts off into orbit with John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American to go into orbit.